Submit to the Boss He Rules the Boardroom and the Bedroom

Chapter 28

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Lucia took a deep breath and turned to look at Emma who was beside her. “This really has nothing to do with Mr. Adams.” Emma sighed. “Then you need to find a way to explain. After all, everyone now thinks you’re head over heels in love with Mr. Adams to the point of badgering him.”

Explain? No one would listen even if she tried to explain.

“Ding-dong.” The door of the lift opened. Lucia and Emma stepped out side by side and walked to the front door.

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Suddenly, a man came up towards them. “Lucia!”

Lucia turned to see that it was Baron, a male colleague from the finance depart­ment.

“Baron, you just got off work too?”

Baron smiled at her and nodded. “What a coincidence.”

He paused, said hello to Emma, and then looked back at Lucia. ’’Where are you going? Do you want me to take

you home?”

A little uncomfortable with Barons enthusiasm and attention, Lucia reached out to hook her arm around Emma’s and declined with a smile. “I’ve got a dinner date with Emma.”

At that, Baron smiled and scratched his head. “Well then, you two go for dinner and I’ll take you home next time when I get a chance.”

“Okay, bye.”

After saying goodbye to Baron, Lucia pulled Emma with her and left the lobby of the company quickly.

“Lucia, everyone can see that

looked down at the wedding ring on her finger and had

to Emma.

holding Lucia’s hand, “Actually, I do have an idea that will help you to stop the rumors

asked promptly,

Adams, right? If you get closer to another man, like

those

nodded. “Yes. When the time comes, you can explain and those rumors will be gone.” Lucia hesitated. “But wouldn’t that be taking advantage of

She

from Emma, Lucia kept thinking about it, but she couldn’t

the company would die down within these days, only to find that they were getting worse instead of dying down. Wherever she went now, everyone was looking at her with suspicion, judgment, and sarcasm, which were like a huge mountain

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If this went on August would surely hear about all this when

thought about it, the more uneasy she became. In the end, Lucia ran out of ideas. She was at her wit’s end when she suddenly thought of what Emma had said to her the other day. In this desperate situation, she had no other choice. Her first priority was to silence the rumors. The fewer people talked

To squash one rumor, they would use another

was willing to draw attention to her and Baron so that August would not be affected. Having made up her mind, she summoned up the courage and went to see Baron, but her courage failed her when she arrived at the

go inside, someone came out and, coin­cidentally,

seemed to be on his way to the Archives.

here, Lucia? Are you here to

words she

her courage. “I’m.. here to

Baron felt

“I have time tonight. Why don’t we have dinner

without hesitation.

were standing right outside the finance department and quite a few people were coming and going. Because of those pictures, Lucia had become known in the company and everyone recognized her now. As a result, when they saw her with another man, they couldn’t help giving her a few extra glances. Baron smiled and asked,

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